Question 1

Peter I of Russia used western tactics, training, and discipline in modernizing his army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is an accurate description of the plantation system?

Accepted Answer

A) towns divided into small freeholdings 
B) nobles with serfs 
C) large farms with voluntary, salaried labor forces 
D) forced labor producing crops on large-scale farms 
E) None of these. 
A) towns divided into small freeholdings 
B) nobles with serfs 
C) large farms with voluntary, salaried labor forces 
D) forced labor producing crops on large-scale farms 
E) None of these. D

Question 3

Louis XIV increased government efficiency by inventing new bureaucratic offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B) maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C) sponsoring state industries. 
D) eliminating the Junkers. 
E) sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas. 
A) terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B) maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C) sponsoring state industries. 
D) eliminating the Junkers. 
E) sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas.

Question 5

Discuss the challenge to royal authority in France as embodied in the Fronde.How did Mazarin cope with it?

Accepted Answer

Look for mention of the grievances of va

Question 6

Discuss the rise of Sweden to dominance in the Baltic area during the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A coherent discussion depends on knowled

Question 7

Ivan IV of Russia was known for his quiet and ineffective rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B) Imposed Catholicism 
C) Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D) Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E) Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne 
A) Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B) Imposed Catholicism 
C) Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D) Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E) Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne

Question 9

Present an overview of Polish history during this period.What main problems did the Polish-Lithuanian state face? What were the results for Poland of "the deluge"?

Accepted Answer

A complex topic; the use of maps is esse

Question 10

How did the Independent Puritans differ from the Parliamentary Presbyterians?

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted general religious freedom for all. 
B) They wanted a restoration of the Anglican Church. 
C) They wanted a decentralized Church with no state control. 
D) They were friendlier to the Catholics. 
E) None of these. 
A) They wanted general religious freedom for all. 
B) They wanted a restoration of the Anglican Church. 
C) They wanted a decentralized Church with no state control. 
D) They were friendlier to the Catholics. 
E) None of these.

Question 11

The achievements of Peter the Great included

Accepted Answer

A) the fostering of ethnic Russian life and culture. 
B) his determination to live in peace with neighboring countries. 
C) Westernization of Russia and development of a powerful army and navy. 
D) his resistance to European technology and culture. 
E) moving the capital back to Moscow. 
A) the fostering of ethnic Russian life and culture. 
B) his determination to live in peace with neighboring countries. 
C) Westernization of Russia and development of a powerful army and navy. 
D) his resistance to European technology and culture. 
E) moving the capital back to Moscow.

Question 12

All of the following are true of mercantilism except that it

Accepted Answer

A) emphasized national self-sufficiency in manufactured goods. 
B) favored state control of trade. 
C) greatly damaged the French economy. 
D) was adopted by Colbert. 
E) relied on collecting specific information, which was used to create future economic policy. 
A) emphasized national self-sufficiency in manufactured goods. 
B) favored state control of trade. 
C) greatly damaged the French economy. 
D) was adopted by Colbert. 
E) relied on collecting specific information, which was used to create future economic policy.

Question 13

Describe and explain absolutism under Louis XIV.How absolute was absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to pre

Question 14

The "Glorious Revolution" greatly undermined Parliamentary power in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Puritan English General, Thomas Pride, served as Lord Protector during the English Civil War, during the interregnum from 1653-1658.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of speech 
B) frequent calling of parliament 
C) reserving the power of the purse to parliament 
D) reserving the succession for Protestants alone 
E) general toleration for religious minorities 
A) freedom of speech 
B) frequent calling of parliament 
C) reserving the power of the purse to parliament 
D) reserving the succession for Protestants alone 
E) general toleration for religious minorities

Question 17

The works of Racine

Accepted Answer

A) were all copies of Shakespeare's humorous tales. 
B) were all written in prose. 
C) glorified the importance of the noble class in France. 
D) strongly emphasized the pessimism of the later years of Louis's reign. 
E) focused on the violent lives of the characters and society of the time. 
A) were all copies of Shakespeare's humorous tales. 
B) were all written in prose. 
C) glorified the importance of the noble class in France. 
D) strongly emphasized the pessimism of the later years of Louis's reign. 
E) focused on the violent lives of the characters and society of the time.

Question 18

In England the "five-mile" act prevented ministers from traveling near their former churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Comparing English and French colonization in North America reveals that

Accepted Answer

A) there was less reason for the French to leave France than for the English to leave England. 
B) French trade was usually more profitable, partly because of friendlier relations with native populations. 
C) the English colonists were more numerous and diverse than the French. 
D) the greatest profits for both nations came from sugar producing areas in the Caribbean. 
E) All of these. 
A) there was less reason for the French to leave France than for the English to leave England. 
B) French trade was usually more profitable, partly because of friendlier relations with native populations. 
C) the English colonists were more numerous and diverse than the French. 
D) the greatest profits for both nations came from sugar producing areas in the Caribbean. 
E) All of these.

Question 20

All of the following apply to the "Glorious Revolution" except that it

Accepted Answer

A) occurred in 1688. 
B) brought William and Mary to the English throne. 
C) was a triumph for the monarchy. 
D) established that future monarchs had to be Protestants. 
E) ended James' attempt to retake the throne, when he was defeated in the Battle of Boyne. 
A) occurred in 1688. 
B) brought William and Mary to the English throne. 
C) was a triumph for the monarchy. 
D) established that future monarchs had to be Protestants. 
E) ended James' attempt to retake the throne, when he was defeated in the Battle of Boyne.

Exam 16: Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

Peter I of Russia used western tactics, training, and discipline in modernizing his army.

What is an accurate description of the plantation system?

Louis XIV increased government efficiency by inventing new bureaucratic offices.

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

Discuss the challenge to royal authority in France as embodied in the Fronde.How did Mazarin cope with it?

Discuss the rise of Sweden to dominance in the Baltic area during the seventeenth century.

Ivan IV of Russia was known for his quiet and ineffective rule.

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

Present an overview of Polish history during this period.What main problems did the Polish-Lithuanian state face? What were the results for Poland of "the deluge"?

How did the Independent Puritans differ from the Parliamentary Presbyterians?

The achievements of Peter the Great included

All of the following are true of mercantilism except that it

Describe and explain absolutism under Louis XIV.How absolute was absolutism?

The "Glorious Revolution" greatly undermined Parliamentary power in England.

The Puritan English General, Thomas Pride, served as Lord Protector during the English Civil War, during the interregnum from 1653-1658.

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?

The works of Racine

In England the "five-mile" act prevented ministers from traveling near their former churches.

Comparing English and French colonization in North America reveals that

All of the following apply to the "Glorious Revolution" except that it

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia Ca1500-400 Bc

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca350 Bc

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, Ca1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: the West and the World Since 1989

Filters